Proverbs 4 › verse
Proverbs 4:4
He also taught me, and said to me: "Let your heart retain my words; Keep my commands, and live.
Obedience and God's wordWisdom, understanding and instruction
Original words
| English | Original word | Root | # |
|---|---|---|---|
| He taught me also | vayyōrēnî וַיֹּרֵנִי | yārâ | 2 |
| and said | vayyō'mer וַיֹּאמֶר | 'āmar | 2 |
| unto me | lî לִי | 'ănî | 1 |
| Let thine | yiṯmāḵ יִתְמָךְ | tāmaḵ | 4 |
| heart | libeḵā לִבֶּךָ | lēḇ | 5 |
| retain | yiṯmāḵ יִתְמָךְ | tāmaḵ | 4 |
| my words | dᵊḇāray דְּבָרַי | dāḇār | 2 |
| keep | šᵊmōr שְׁמֹר | šāmar | 4 |
| my commandments | miṣôṯay מִצְוֺתַי | miṣvâ | 3 |
| and live | veḥyê וֶחְיֵה | ḥāyâ | 1 |
Memory passages these point to
Cross-references 16
He taught me also 7
- Proverbs 22:6 P-70 Proverbs 22:2-21
6Train up a child in the way he should go, And when he is old he will not depart from it.
- Genesis 18:19
19For I have known him, in order that he may command his children and his household after him, that they keep the way of the LORD, to do righteousness and justice, that the LORD may bring to Abraham what He has spoken to him."
- 1 Chronicles 22:11-16
11Now, my son, may the LORD be with you; and may you prosper, and build the house of the LORD your God, as He has said to you. 12Only may the LORD give you wisdom and understanding, and give you charge concerning Israel, that you may keep the law of the LORD your God. 13Then you will prosper, if you take care to fulfill the statutes and judgments with which the LORD charged Moses concerning Israel. Be strong and of good courage; do not fear nor be dismayed. 14Indeed I have taken much trouble to prepare for the house of the LORD one hundred thousand talents of gold and one million talents of silver, and bronze and iron beyond measure, for it is so abundant. I have prepared timber and stone also, and you may add to them. 15Moreover there are workmen with you in abundance: woodsmen and stonecutters, and all types of skillful men for every kind of work. 16Of gold and silver and bronze and iron there is no limit. Arise and begin working, and the LORD be with you."
- 1 Chronicles 28:9
9"As for you, my son Solomon, know the God of your father, and serve Him with a loyal heart and with a willing mind; for the LORD searches all hearts and understands all the intent of the thoughts. If you seek Him, He will be found by you; but if you forsake Him, He will cast you off forever.
- Ephesians 6:4
4And you, fathers, do not provoke your children to wrath, but bring them up in the training and admonition of the Lord.
- 2 Timothy 1:5
5when I call to remembrance the genuine faith that is in you, which dwelt first in your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice, and I am persuaded is in you also.
- 2 Timothy 3:15
15and that from childhood you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.
Let thine heart retain my words 4
- Proverbs 3:1 Proverbs 3:1
1My son, do not forget my law, But let your heart keep my commands;
- Deuteronomy 4:9
9Only take heed to yourself, and diligently keep yourself, lest you forget the things your eyes have seen, and lest they depart from your heart all the days of your life. And teach them to your children and your grandchildren,
- Deuteronomy 6:6
6"And these words which I command you today shall be in your heart.
- Psalms 119:11
11Your word I have hidden in my heart, That I might not sin against You.
keep my commandments 5
- Proverbs 7:2
2Keep my commands and live, And my law as the apple of your eye.
- Leviticus 18:3-5
3According to the doings of the land of Egypt, where you dwelt, you shall not do; and according to the doings of the land of Canaan, where I am bringing you, you shall not do; nor shall you walk in their ordinances. 4You shall observe My judgments and keep My ordinances, to walk in them: I am the LORD your God. 5You shall therefore keep My statutes and My judgments, which if a man does, he shall live by them: I am the LORD.
- Isaiah 55:3
3Incline your ear, and come to Me. Hear, and your soul shall live; And I will make an everlasting covenant with you--The sure mercies of David.
- John 12:50
50And I know that His command is everlasting life. Therefore, whatever I speak, just as the Father has told Me, so I speak."
- Hebrews 5:9
9And having been perfected, He became the author of eternal salvation to all who obey Him,